MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19847, 16 January 1920, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S SITTING.

CHRISTCHURCH.

Mr V. Cl. I>ay. S.M.. presided at the Magistrate’s Court to-day.

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Tiro first offenders were each fined ss. in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment.

BREACHES OF BY-LAWS

Hugh Christmas was lined 40s and costs tor tailing to keep on the lefthand side of the road at the Bank of Nov.- Zealand corner.

Fur failing to notify the change nl ownership of a motor vehicle, the New Zealand Fanners’ Co-operative Associatjon and T. C. Withal’, were each fined 5s and costs. for riding Ids innior-evcie by night without lights, Edward Milner was fined 10s and costs.

Robert, Cole was fined os and costs (or ceding hv night without lights. A fine of tips and costs was imposed on Daniel Reese for driving- a inoiorvar in a manner dangerous to the public. A charge against Neville Dighv (Mr J. R. Cu ninghunD of having driven a motor-car in a manner dangerous to file public was dismissed as the defendant established a satisfactory alibi. Loo Barrett, charged with haring an indistinguishable mark on a motor vehicle was fin eel IPs and costs. Tor not keening to tlie left-hand side of the road. Alfred Mayo was fined lOs and costs. A similar penalty was imposed on him for failing to give his name and address to a. constable. Cyril Walter Steel was fined 10s and costs tor having ridden his motor-cycle along the footpath. ' Speeding over a street crossing cost George Thomas -lonos 20s and costs. John Henry Williams was Hned 10s and costs lor not having a front number on his motor-ear. and he was: fined us and costs lop leaving the car unattended in a street.

Ernest AA it!i::m AA’oodham. seventeen venrs of age. was convicted and discharged on charges of pillion riding, and riding without a certificate of ahill iiy. A. lion -the Magistrate asked if the ofty had since secured ;i certificate. of ability Ins father renliod that defendnut’s experiences with the mnehine had M'lirlitojiorl seven years ? growth out 01 him, 'and he had decided to give tip the sport of motor-cycling-Ronald Hugh Bennett (Mr P. P. J Amedeo), who wascharged with speeding over a street intersection and also with driving a motor-ear in a manner dangerous to the public, was fined 20s and costs on each charge.

Clarence AV. Bennett was also fined '-0s and costs for driving a motor-car in a manner dangerous to the public. Stanley Mallard was fined 10s and costs for taking more passengers than he was licensed to carrv in his taxicar.

A fine of 20s and costs was imposed on Ernest Gage lor speeding over a crossing in a manner dangerous to the public-

Frederick Trnscott was fined os and costs for allowing a. horse to wander at large. Pillion riding cost AValtcr AVanl ]os and costs, while James Frederick Xewman end Charles AA jlliamson were convicted and discharged on charges of pillion riding. A MAINTENANCE CASE. On the application of the defendant, the maintenance case of Rebecca Hahn (Air .1. H. AA illiams) v. Frederick August Hahn (Mr J. R. Cuningham) was re-hoard.

-■lter hearing defendant’s statement as to his means the Magistrate decided that, the original order granting the wife 2os a week should stand.